The Many Stages of My Sunburn

Last weekend I went to my friend’s beach house. Because it was really cloudy, none of us put much sun screen on, and some didn’t put on any at all. I would be one of those people. So naturally, I got the worst sunburn in the world.

Stage 1: Excruciating Pain. This entails not being able to walk, sit, stand, lay, move, eat, breath, etc, without wanting to cry out in pain. I would say this lasts about one day.

Stage 2: Itching. Everywhere you are burned, you just want to scratch. But of course if you scratch your sunburn, that hurts like hell. So you gently rub your fingers over the itch, and that just leads to more itching. For me, this lasted about two days.

Stage 3: Bubbling. This is when your sunburn doesn’t exactly form blisters, but it looks like you have thousands of little bubbles all over your body just waiting to burst, and then they slowly disappear. My bubbles kept showing up after I worked out. My boyfriend said it is because of the heat from my sweat. Likely story. I’m not sure how long this will last, but I will keep you updated.

Stage 4: Peeling. Even though I consistently put aloe on all over my body 3-4 times a day, I am still peeling. I thought that was what aloe was for. What the f. I’m guessing this will last until all the skin on my body has been peeled off.

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